Wagon, trailer, and implement tongue



July 23, 1946. K. G. MYERS 2,404,521

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2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Patented July 23, 1946 WAGON, TRAILER, ANDIMPLEMEN TON GUE

Kenneth G. Myers, Alexander, Iowa Appiication April 5, 1944, Serial No.529,660

1 Claim. 1

This invention appertains tonew and useful improvements in draft devicesand more particularly to a tongue which can be used either for wagontrailers or farm implements. The principal object of the presentinvention is to provide a tongue structure made up of telescopicsections so that it can be used in various capacities in drawingvehicles or farm implements.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent tothe reader of the following description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the tongue.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary top plan view showing the tongue in contractedposition.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through a portion of thetongue.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional View.

Figure 6 is a top plan view fragmentarily showing the tongue connectedto an auto steer-type front axle.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, itcan be seen that numeral 5 denotes a channeled member which is welded orotherwise secured to the usual front axle bar 6 of a wagon or trailer.This axle bar 6 should be steerable.

A pair of arms I, I are bolted as at 8 to the channeled member 5 andconverge at their outer ends as at 9 where they are bridged by a plateI!) on which is an apertured lug II which can be used when a double-treeI2 (see Figure 1) is to be employed, that is, when the tongue is to beused with horses.

The arm portions 9 overlap and are welded or otherwise secured to theinner end of a hollow tube I3. This tongue structure has a slide sectionI 4 which is slidable in the section I3 and at its inner end has arecess for receiving a pintle I5a on a spring I5, this spring beingsecured to the outer end portion of the section I3 with the pintle I5aoperating through an opening in this end of the section I3.

At the outer end of the tongue section M are upper and lower projectingmembers I5, I1 apertured as at It to permit disposition of a pintherethrough when attaching this end of the tongue to a tractor or anyother structure. The member I! has a neck yoke ring hook to be used whenhorses are used. I

Figure 6 discloses an auto steer-type front axle, the axle being denotedby numeral 20 and having wheels 2i at the ends thereof adapted to besteered by arms 22 connected by link rods 23 to opposite sides of a yoke24 which is connected by a kingpin 25 to the axle 2E]. The attaching endof the tongue of the present invention is secured to the yoke 24 by abolt or the like 25, the present invention in Figure 6 being generallyreferred to by numeral 26.

If desired, the sections I3, l4 may be square or rectangular incross-section as shown in Figure 5 and denoted by the referencecharacters I3a and invention, what is said first section and adapted toengage in both comprising extending arms bridged by a plate and anapertured lug on said plate.

KENNETH G. MYERS.

